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Games which seek to lead the player on a journey through an uncertain and challenging world.

4X is a genre of strategy-based games in which players control an empire and "eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate". Emphasis is placed upon economic and technological development, as well as a range of non-military routes to supremacy. Games can take a long time to complete since the amount of micromanagement needed to sustain an empire increases as the empire grows.

Combing element of Role Playing like character development, equipment, stats, and open-ended stories with real time action.